Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT – Get Free Report) and Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Spotify Technology and Iveda Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Spotify Technology | 0 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2.85 |
| Iveda Solutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Spotify Technology and Iveda Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Spotify Technology | 15.56% | 35.73% | 19.53% |
| Iveda Solutions | -55.42% | -73.92% | -48.04% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
84.1% of Spotify Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Spotify Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Spotify Technology and Iveda Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Spotify Technology | $17.53 billion | 5.64 | $2.50 billion | $12.55 | 38.28 |
| Iveda Solutions | $5.28 million | 0.65 | -$3.20 million | ($0.67) | -0.44 |
Spotify Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Iveda Solutions. Iveda Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spotify Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Spotify Technology beats Iveda Solutions on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Spotify Technology
Spotify Technology S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming subscription services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Premium and Ad-Supported. The Premium segment offers unlimited online and offline streaming access to its catalog of music and podcasts without commercial breaks to its subscribers. This segment sells directly to the end users. The Ad-Supported segment provides on-demand online access to its catalog of music and unlimited online access to the catalog of podcasts to its users on their computers, tablets, and compatible mobile devices. The company also offers sales, distribution and marketing, contract research and development, and customer and other support services. Spotify Technology S.A. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
About Iveda Solutions
Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.
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